The annual Beyond War Award for eight years (1983-1990) honored the great efforts of individuals, groups, and nations as humankind moves to build a world beyond war. The Beyond War Movement of the 1980s, based on the San Francisco Peninsula, had over 24,000 active members in twenty-three states and internationally, understanding that war had become obsolete and all conflicts must be resolved without violence. Volunteer citizen-educators hosted thousands of "Interest Evenings" and hundreds of "Orientation" meetings in living rooms and classrooms across the United States, and in Canada and Germany.
The Beyond War legacy for the 21st century is demonstrated by innumerable citizen
change agents who have birthed life-serving initiatives like the contemporary
Beyond War, Beyond Words,
Foundation for Global Community,
Living Beyond War: A Citizen's Guide, and the
Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue rooted in Beyond War and its principles.

The Historic Videos

1983 The Catholic Bishops
of the United States

For their historic pastoral letter
THE CHALLENGE OF PEACE:
God's Promise and Our Response